One night at about 10:00 I
was sent along with another officer to an unknown type of disturbance at a
second floor apartment. The other officer was closer and arrived before
me.
When I arrived at the second
floor apartment, the other officer was struggling with a male subject and was
obviously having problems gaining control. We could not allow the situation
escalate because the subject the officer was struggling with wore some type of
official uniform and was wearing a gun. I do not recall whom the subject worked
for. I decided to spray the subject just about the time the other officer
requested I spray.
I carried a small canister of
CS on my belt as did all the other officers on the department. I took it off my
belt and aimed it at the subject and pressed the discharge button at the exact
moment the two men abruptly turned which resulted in my spraying into the faces
of both men. Fortunately, the subject
received more spray to his face and eyes than
did the officer.
We managed to restrain and cuff
the subject and walk him down the stairs then seat belt him into the other officer’s
car. The other officer stood by his car and breathed in fresh air for several minutes.
I left the location to respond to
another call. The other officer transported the subject to the PD and booked him
into the city jail.
I felt so bad that I sprayed
the officer and put him in a bad situation. I had no way of knowing which way they would
abruptly move as they were fighting. Its bad enough the streets are dangerous for the police but to
be gassed by one of your own?
I don’t have any words of
wisdom that relates to this situation. I am sort of concerned about the crimes
I hear going on the last few days. A man working for AT&T one night on a
service call was beat to death and found in his truck. A man driving around an
ice cream truck selling ice cream to kids was robbed and shot. That’s scary, two guys doing jobs not normally
considered dangerous were injured, one fatally. Something to think about.
Until Tomorrow,
Sally S.
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